04/04/2012 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 190                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the allowable absence for active                                                                       
     duty service members of the armed forces for purposes                                                                      
     of permanent fund dividend eligibility."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair Fairclough MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee                                                                         
substitute for SSHB 190(FIN), Work Draft 27-LS0564\L,                                                                           
(Kirsch 4/4/12) as a working document.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.                                                                        
JOE MICHEL,  STAFF, CO-CHAIR STOLTZE  stated that  version L                                                                    
of  the  legislation  reflected   changes  from  a  previous                                                                    
meeting. The language had been  omitted from Section 2, sub-                                                                    
paragraph (f), line 29:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "such as the financial circumstances of the individual                                                                     
     or the ability of the individual to find employment in                                                                     
     the state;"                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Michel  noted that  the second change  in Section  2 had                                                                    
been the removal of the following language:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     "whether the individual made a career choice or chose                                                                      
     a career path that does not allow the individual to                                                                        
     reside in or return to the state."                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
DEBORAH  BITNEY, DIVISION  DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT  OF REVENUE,                                                                    
testified in support of the  changes to the legislation. She                                                                    
said  that the  department  intended  to create  regulations                                                                    
that  would  clearly  define  how   the  statutes  would  be                                                                    
applied.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze WITHDREW his objection.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair Fairclough  MOVED to  report CSSSHB  190(FIN) out                                                                    
of  committee   with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSSHB 190(FIN)  was REPORTED  out of  committee with  a "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation  and  with previously  published  zero                                                                    
fiscal note: FN1 (REV).                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED